Dumping-car.



R. R. WEAVER.

DUMPING GAR.

APPLICATION FILED 0cT.26, 1914.

l, 1 24,980. Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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NVENTOR R. R. WEAVER.

DUMPING GAR.

APPLmATIoN FILED 00T.26.1914.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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WIT VESS/S Y 'STATES PATENT onineE.4

ROBERT n. WEAVER, 01E COLUMBUS, omo, ASSIGNOR To THE RALSTQN STEEL canIcompartan or COLUMBUS, omo.

DUMPING-CAR.

To all whom .it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT R. WEAVER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Dumping- Cars; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will Aenable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in dumping cars and moreparticularly to those of the hopper type, -one object of the inventionbeing to improve and simplify the structure of the car between thehopper body and the ends of the car and at the same time enhance theeiiicienc of such lstructuresin supporting and e ectually bracing thehopper body.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafterset forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation part-ly insection of a hopper car embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is aperspective view, partly in section, showing the construction betweenthe hopper body and the end of the car underframes; Fig. 3 is aperspective view, partly broken away, showing the bolster and partsadjacent thereto; Fig. 4 is av detail view showing the bracing devicesfor the hopper body, and Fig. 5 is a view of a modification.

1, l, represent the side sills of the car underframe which, in thepresent), nstance, are preferably constructed of horiontally disposedI-beams and these are connected at their ends by end-sills 3 preferablyin the form of angle beams, the lower flanges of which project inwardly.The hopper body of the car is shownat '4. and at the sides of the car,channel iron stakes 5 are secured to the side sills in line with theends of the holsters and to the sides of the hopper body.

Draft girders 6, 6, (preferably in form of channel beams) extend fromthe end portions of the car underframe, rearwardly toward the hopperbody, each pair of said girders constituting also center sill sectionsand rear beveled ends terminating in close` proximity to the inclinedhopper end sheet. The rear portions of each pair of girders 6 are bentor spread laterally to enlarge the Specification of Letters Patent.Appnemmn nieaoetober 2e, 1914.

lPlX-'lltd Jan. 12, 1915. serial No. 868,715.

space 'between them for the accommodat1on of door operatingmechanism,-suc'h for exampledas that shlown and described in my coen inla ication Serial 861,228. p g pp No Each body bolster comprises twopairs of flanged' diaphragms, each of which diaphragms may consist oftwo members 7,A 8. The member 7 of each diaphragm extends j flange of anangle iron 8" to which the edge of a fioor plate (hereinafter described)may be secured;

Instead of making each bolster diaphragm 1n two parts or members 7, 8,veach diaphragm may be made in a single piece and provided with a recess8c for the accommodation of the depending fiange of the side sill asshown in Fig. 5. 7

A compression p1ate9 is secured under tfrom one side to the other of thecar strucure.

Inclined angle beams 10 are secured at their lower ends to the beveledrear ends of each pair of draft girders and are disposed against theadjacent inclined hopper sheet, to which they are secured,said anglebeams 9 extending to the top angles 11 of the hopper body, to which theyare secured.

Vertical angle beams 12 are securedv at their lower ends to the uprightflanges of the end sills.3 and at their upper ends ,to the upper ends ofthe inclined beams 10.

Diagonal angle braces 13 are secured' at their forward ends to thevertical beams 12 at' the juncture of said beams with the end sill, andat their upper, rear ends said diagonal braces are rigidly connectedwith intermediate portions of the'inclined beams 10, by means ofconnectorplates 14.

By means of the features of construction above described, the hopperbody will be efectually supported and braced and the car as a whole willbe substantial and rigid without the use of a. continuous center sill.

At each end of the underframe, a bowed 'of'said bowed beam being securedto the free outer or forward ends Iof the draft girders, and the rearends of said bowedbeam being disposed against the inner faces of theside sills and securely riveted to the latter.

Those portions of the car underframe which extend from the hopper to theends of the car structure, are covered by fixed floor plates 16. Theforward end of each Hoor plate is secured upon the bowed angle beam andpasses under the end sill 3, to which latter it is riveted, while therear end of said floor sheet is provided with a downy ardly projectinginclined fiange 17 riveted to the inclined hopper sheet. At the sideedges of each floor sheet, upwardly projecting flanges 18 are providedand riveted to the side sills 2. The floor sheets are also riveted tothe upper flanges of the draft girders and to -the upper flanges of thebolster members and the angle irons 8b. By thus locating and securingthe floor sheets, the strength and rigidity of the end pon tions of theunderframe will be greatly enhanced, and the stability vof the structurewill be assured.

Slight changes might be made in the details of construction of myinvention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting itsscope and hence I do not wish to restrict myself to the precise detailsherein set forth.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. The combination with a hopper body end sills, and draft girdersterminating at the hopper body, of inclined beams secured to the rearends of the draft girders, said beams disposed against the hopper sheetsand secured at the top of the hopper body, and vertical beams secured tothe end sills and to the upper ends of said inclined beams.

2. The combination with a hopper body. end sills, and draft girdersterminating at the hopper body, of inclined beams disposed against theinclined hepper sheets and secured to the rear ends of the draft girdersand to the top portion of the hopper body, vertical beams secured to theend sills and to the upper ends of said inclined beams, and a bracesecured to an intermediate portion of each inclined beam and to thelower portion of each Vertical beam in proximity tol 1the connection ofthe latter with the end s1 3. The combination with a hopper body, draftbeams' terminating at the hopper body,

and end sills consisting of-angle beams, of vertical beams secured atthe lower ends to the vertical flanges of said angle iron end sills andextending to the top of the hopper body, and inclined beams secured tothe upper ends of said vertical beams and to the inclined hopper sheets,the lower ends of said inclined beams being secured to the rear ends ofthe draft girders.

4. The combination with a hopper body, side sills and end sills, ofpairs of draft girders extending rearwardly from the end sills to thehopper body, the rear portions of the draft girders of each pair beingspread laterally to enlarge the space between them adjacent to thehopper' body.

5. The combination with a hopper body, side and end sills, and. draftgirders terminating at the hopper body, of floor sheets covering thedraft girders secured thereto and to the end sills, said floor plateshaving side flanges secured to the side sills, and each floor platehaving a iange secured to the hopper plates.

6. rlhe combination with a hopper body,

side and end sills, and draft girders terminating at the hopper body, ofbowed beams projecting forwardly from the end sills and secured to theside sills, of floor plates se cured to said bowed beams, end sills,side sills and hopper body.

7. The combination with a hopper body, side sills, end sills, and draftgirders terminating at the hopper body, of beams con necting the hopperbody with the draft girders and end sills, and bolster diaphragmsdisposed between the side beams and draft girders and secured to thesame.

8. The combination with a hopper bottom, draft girders terminating atthe slopes of the hopper bottom, and end sills, of llbeam side sillshorizontally disposed, diaphragms extending from the draft girdersl tothe horizontally disposed I-beam side sills, and side stakes secured tothe outer ends of the diaphragms and the outer vertical flanges of theside sills.

9. The combination with draft girders and I-beam side sills disposedhorizontally. of diaphragms .extending from the draft girders andterminating at. their outer ends under the side sills and secured to thewebs of the latter, said diaphragins being recessed for theaccommodation of depending flanges of said side sills.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscrib- C. H. WEBER.

